This site is
dedicated to the 60 595 men, women and children who lost their
lives in Britain during the Second World War (1939-1945) on the
Home Front, and to the countless numbers who served in a Civil
Defence role during that conflict.

It takes its name
from a wall sheet issued to the Fire Guard and Civil Defence
workers at the time. It is not intended to glorify or justify
that conflict, but to record and reflect the spirit of those
times.

It will cover a
number of aspects of the Home Front during World War 2 including:
Air Raid Precautions (ARP) and Civil Defence (CD); the Home
Guard (HG); the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) and National Fire
Service (NFS) and the role of civilians as Fire Watchers in the
Fire Guard during and after the Blitz.